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I was able to get my wife's winter tires mounted and they look good and her apprehension over winter driving has been reduced. Just in time too because our driveway looks like this:

I have one in my uninsulated shop and it has been a bit problematic. The first winter the main control board went out and had to be replaced. Last month the cheap plastic fuel line started leaking when it got too close to the hot exhaust so I replaced all fuel lines with proper rubber lines...

You seem to be prepared and aware of the potential scenarios.

Not necessarily. In a widespread power outage event the gas stations won't have power to run the gas pumps. I have encountered this situation first hand so it's good to have a minimalist small inverter generator just for essentials that uses much less fuel if you can no longer acquire fuel for...

Tire Rack. It was just over 200 miles round trip and took about 4 hours and no tolls. I figure about 25-30 dollars in gas to save $80 so I came out about $50 ahead before factoring in wear and tear on my truck. I would normally mount these myself but it is now cold and snowing here so I may let...

I drove down to Hartford Ct. to pick up the Blizzaks for my wife's Rav4 and saved $80. That's one of the benefits of being retired I suppose because I never would have considered doing that while I was still working.:) I will get them mounted next week.

Glad that I don't live in Arizonuh. Only one person is crying a river here.

You worked at some awful jobs. Conditions were terrible and others should suffer like you did. Does that sum it up?

I just ordered a set of Blizzaks on aluminum wheels from TR for my wife's Rav4 based largely on comments here. Thanks.

This was my Grandfathers and my Dad gave it to me many years ago. I gave it to my son about two years ago and I have never seen another one but I reckon it's got to be at least 70 years old.

That's interesting. I bought it because it only weighs 31.5 pounds according to the specs and that's a heckuva lot less than the fiberglass ladder that I currently use.

I just ordered this Werner ladder from HD. At $149 I think it's a pretty good deal since it's rated at 375 pounds. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Werner-5-in-1-Multi-Position-Pro-18-ft-Reach-Aluminum-Adjustable-Multi-Position-Ladder-375-lb-Load-Capacity-Type-IAA-Duty-MT-18IAAXTHD/313982691#overlay

The owner of our local Toyota dealership that I really liked and have bought three new cars from in the last four years recently passed away. One of their selling points was free state inspections for as long as you own the vehicle and I really liked that. Now that the kids of the original...

I suspect that the physical parts stores that remain will survive because they cater to local repair shops and will sell to the general public at inflated prices. They know that you can and will buy it cheaper online but if you've got to have it right now then you're going to pay the price.

If you only start it every month or two, how old is the gas? ETA: Since you added the bit about the negative battery cable, that's a good place to start.

The people that do this sort of thing are the same people that cause us to have to get a text code sent just to log onto our bank account.

I have been using the original orange bottle Stihl oil for decades without issue. I read the raves about Red Armor so I tried it and I like it and this may sound silly but my sons use my stuff sometimes and the red color makes it easy to tell that it is two stroke gas and we avoided a potential...

There are many instances of mid-year model or component changes that make ordering online difficult. Sometimes you just need to physically take the old part to the store to make sure that the new one matches.

Not yet.

I'm not an AAP fan but it seems like every brick & mortar store closing is replaced with another questionable online alternative. I shop online just like most of you but I suspect that we will not be happy when running down to our local auto parts store is no longer an option.